Marc d'Linde

Marc d'Linde was a French Catholic stable boy who, in 1559, was allegedly assaulted by the Protestant squire Emile de Bourbon as he left mass. He was hit in the head by a rock, rendering him mute and immobile, and Lord Stephane Narcisse presented d'Linde to King Francis II of France and Mary, Queen of Scots as evidence of Emile's guilt, attempting to justify his murder.